Letters: North County, Feb. 12, 2013

There was at the inaugural the choir from Brooklyn that performed extremely well. How appropriate it would have been for them to do the anthem accompanied by the Marine Band.

And sadly, there is little hope, I feel, that this silliness and disrespect will ever change.

Gene Button

Escondido

Hillary still owes us answers

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s picture on Jan. 28 was quite a “doozy” (“Obama, Clinton give joint interview,” page A2). Barack, showing off his ankles and laughing. Hillary snuggled into a wrap as though in a snowstorm. Is she trying to find out “what different does it make”?

I don’t think Hillary is “outta there” yet. Her last big lie and attempted cover-up still demands answers to meaningful, under-oath questions.

Instead of a presidential run in 2016, maybe a prison term could await.

Junious Montgomery

Carlsbad

An inconvenient truth for Al

The Northeast is preparing for what may be their worst winter storm in history. Must be that pesky “global warming” again.

But, fear not, Al Gore will be very warm in his Connecticut mansion with heating paid for with all that money he got from Arab oil for buying his hapless Current TV.

By the way, Al, a recent study shows that the population of polar bears is greater than it was 20 years ago. Truly an inconvenient truth for big Al. Go figure.

George Henry

Valley Center

Time for liberals to show their true colors

It’s tax season. Not my favorite time of year. But now is the time for liberals to show their true colors by refusing their 2012 tax refund.

They continue to demand the “wealthy pay their fair share because they can afford it.” Obviously, they didn’t need the money all last year, so they can afford to donate it to the government. If they don’t, then the liberal left hypocrisy rate goes up at the same rate as the national debt the last four years.

Paul Bundy

Escondido

Wrong about suicides

In response to Maury Carpenter’s letter of Feb. 1 (“Military suicides set record in 2012”), he needs facts rather than second-hand statistics.

After 24 years in the service, becoming a colonel, I now have my own successful law practice. The drugs he rails about saved my life and those of many others. I am neither a “walking zombie,” nor have I had a “chemical lobotomy.” Some friends who are psychiatrists, psychologists and psychiatric nurse practitioners all say discreet use of these drugs saves lives, quiets suicidal thoughts and improves the quality of life.

Real causes in service members committing suicide include post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and war. No one goes into a ground war lasting 12 years and comes out unscarred. They are scared 24/7 and watch friends blown apart. For those who have not gone, it is only a matter of time. Military mental health professionals are some of the best trained in the country and work more closely with their patients than most civilians do.